PG&E: 'No issue' with paying for state blast probe

The Associated Press

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it has "no issue" with a pending order from state regulators and is prepared to pay for a state investigation into the natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed seven people.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution ordering PG&E to fund the investigation into the blast.

PG&E senior vice president of regulatory relations Tom Bottorff told the newspaper the company would comply with the order and that the money would come from shareholder profits - not a rate hike.